Washington Wizards, Capitals plan to depart
DC as crime crisis intensifies; Youngkin
celebrates move
Posted By: NorthernDog, 12/14/2023 4:55:22 PM
As the crime wave gripping the United States intensifies, the owner of two of Washington, D.C.'s major league sports teams joined Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to announce a move across the Potomac to a yet-to-be-constructed complex in Alexandria. "Ingraham Angle" host Laura Ingraham, a longtime Washington-area resident, said it is clear that "crime was part of this decision" to bring the teams to Virginia come 2028. "I was in D.C. when the [then-]Verizon Center… was built, and I saw how that area of D.C. was totally revitalized… Crime has been a major problem in this city really since before
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Washington Wizards, Capitals plan to depart
DC as crime crisis intensifies; Youngkin
celebrates move 13 replies
DC as crime crisis intensifies; Youngkin
celebrates move 13 replies
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Celebrating BLM has its price. Both teams want out of D.C.